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From a reader:

I'd like to be anonymous for this story, as I am still at this event.

I am a musician. Every year I attend a brass chamber music workshop at a university in Northern California. I am currently here. As I am not boosted, will not be boosted and am sorry I got the first 2 jabs, I was not going to be allowed to go this year without the booster. I finally got them to relent and also accept vaxx + having had covid + a negative test.

This is a 2 week event and there are about 80 people each week. About a dozen of us stay for the whole 2 weeks. So, every day we put 4-10 people each in small classrooms where we blow brass instruments at each other. Then on our breaks when we go outside it is highly suggested that we mask. (I haven't and will not put on a mask) There are also people here that wear "music masks". These are masks with holes in them to put your mouthpiece through. Wrap your head around that. A mask with a hole in it.

The level of fear and mis-information with this group of people is astounding. I feel like I'm the only sane person in the asylum.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

Mine is a real doozy. But it's short and sweet.

A nation of over 350 million people suddenly forgot how scientific inquiry works and, armed with this handicap, allowed their government to strip them of civil liberties essential to that nation's character and enshrined in its earliest documents, severely damaging the health and lives of its citizens, especially its children, and creating ongoing social upheaval whose economic impact can be counted in the billions.

The citizens of this country allowed the entire government that did this to remain in power, and not a single individual at any level has faced disciplinary or criminal consequences for their behavior.

I know, it sounds unbelievable, but I saw it myself.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

This will be short. I’m too depressed to make more of an effort. I’m an ICU RN, working at a large teaching/research hospital. I’m unvaxed & have a religious exemption. I’ve lost my family and my friends. My parents died. My brother & his family have rejected me bc of my unvaxed status. Very few ppl at my hospital are unvaccinated and I’m considered a trouble maker, a religious nut, a conspiracy theorist. Every shift is dangerously understaffed bc of staff illness & death. I’ve learned not to ask about ppl I haven’t seen in a while…. RNs & MDs disappear…. they are having strokes & MIs. Some are dead. The “fortunate “ ones are simply in quarantine, battling another C19 infection. And yet, the majority of my colleagues refuse to question the jab. Most days I manage. Today isn’t one of those days. I feel so pessimistic & angry. I’m lonely & I’m tired.

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While flying to Hawaii last week, a family sitting behind us were all masked up...we were not. The mother says to her 10 or 11 year old son "keep your mask over your nose, I don't want you to end up in the hospital..." I didn't see what happened, I just heard it. When getting off the plane, I saw the mother, in two or three masks, with the outer mask sporting her Ukraine flag. The husband never spoke, at least I never heard him talk. The poor kids just had that "deer in the headlights" type stare.

I feel bad for the kids, they have no chance. I'm sure they are jabbed as well.

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Jul 26, 2022·edited Jul 26, 2022Author

These stories are excellent! Varied, short, to the point. and a combination of funny and sad.

But mostly sad. Very sad.

It's important to remember/record how crazy this has all been. Sincere thanks for contributing to this compilation.

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The number of sad broken brains from the scamdemic is astounding. I will admit there are far fewer people down here in SC wearing masks and most everyone I encounter is back to normal. There are a few here who continue to mask up. The worst offender I saw was the Chinese restaurant in my small town. They had sealed the space between the counter/kitchen and the restaurant itself (chairs/tables still roped off to the side) and built a makeshift wall out of plexiglass, plywood and corrugated. The cashier is behind the plexiglass with a microphone/speaker set up. Money and food are exchanged through a double flapped box which I think is supposed to act as an airlock but nearly had me doubled over in laughter. Oh and the attorney during my closing (me and my real estate agent the only others in the room unmasked) did the entire closing with a useless cloth mask on.

The saddest personal experience was my Uncle's unveiling last August. Family was a mix of ages, some of us still purebloods. So the ceremony happens, a mix of masked and unmasked folk. Most of us go to the local diner afterwards (don't ask its a family tradition). When done, my father invites an aunt and uncle to come back to the house which they do. They settle on one couch in the living room, they remove their dopey N95s and my folks and I settle on the opposing couch. An hour later, my father reveals that the children and I are not jabbed. Gosh the horror. My aunt looks panicked. She quickly puts her mask back on, they stand up and beat feet out of the house. I haven't heard much about/from these relatives to this day as they've now found out that their once highly respected niece is one of them dirty unwashed conspiracy loving unvaxxed.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

As I've stated before, I am a bit thankful for the scamdemic because now I know which of my former friends and family would rat me out to the authorities if it ever came to that. Another side benefit: I'm down to half a box of Christmas cards.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

Fellow denizen of the Pacific Coast Autonomous Zone, north-southern division. During this entire time we've formed freedom groups here in SF & all over the bay area and got together w/picnics, dance lessons, houses bursting at the seams for holiday meals, soccer matches, you name it, while the fearful cowered alone inside. Well, the normies are creeping out, and one of the young women (keeping her mask on during practices) my wife plays soccer with, finally decided to have her wedding, at an outdoor venue in Marin County. We were invited, and I asked my wife if they needed a vaxpass, and she said the couple knew we weren't vaxxed, & since there was nothing written on the invite, we accepted the invitation. Then I realized that my dress shirts were either too small or too stained, so I rushed ordered a couple of them mailorder to arrive before the big day. The day the shirts arrived, my wife received an email announcing that all guests were to show either proof of vax or a negative test from the previous 48-hours pre-wedding day. Well, we don't play any of that game, and we sent the couple our apologies. 2 days after the wedding, the bride sent out an A-Z message that a few guests had come down with COVID. Fancy that. At least I have a couple of new dress shirts for my next fancy event in Florida or Texas.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

Sad Covid Vax Story:

My brother-in-law is currently triple vaxxed. Days after third shot/booster, he got pericarditis. He's been on medication for many months now - unable to get off without inflammation returning again. My hubs had hoped to share with him the statistics on the vax and heart inflammation but couldn't muster up the courage (?) after his brother shared with him his enthusiasm to get his next booster in the fall. Mercifully my brother-in-law's cardiologist suggested he wait for his next booster until his heart inflammation is under control. Leaving my husband and I confused as to what to pray for - 1) long term inflammation or 2) recovery and booster.

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Jul 25, 2022·edited Jul 26, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

My own story is thus: I was rooming in.a big old place near the university I was studying at. I was studying teaching. The guy that owned the place decided I should leave because I wasn’t vaxxed. He was worried that it might impact on his ability to go see his ailing father in a nursing home. I told him how absurd that position was. Unable to combat my logic he resorted to lying. He told me the neighbours had complained about me. I checked with all the neighbours and none of them had ever said a word. I confronted Mr Landlord with his lie and he told me to leave. I had nowhere to go and I could no longer study as the university required everyone to be jabbed. It was mandatory at the time to be jabbed if you went into a school which I was - doing placements. So I turned to my parents who have a large home and were happy to accommodate me for a while. They too however became anxious about my unclean status and also delivered an ultimatum. I either get jabbed or find another place to live. I left and went and lived in the forest for a while. I am a fairly experienced bushwalker so I have some equipment and a little know how. It was summer so it was quite pleasant to be in the southern forests but not ideal as you can imagine. My girlfriend has a little granny flat that she rents and she would let me stay with her but again the landlady wasn’t overly keen on me staying. Fortunately I found a place. It is 200km away but it was cheap and all mine. It’s a long term housesitting arrangement whereby I pay for the amenities. The mandates have been lifted for jabs in schools so I could return to study but the whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth. I feel betrayed by many people and institutions. I’m not sure what I will do next but for now I have a roof over my head for the winter. Well done to all of you who maintained your dignity over the past 2+ years. You are brave, you are the warriors we sorely need these days.

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This is trivial compared to terrible things like families divided, but one thing that sticks out to me as a special example of covid stupidity is when the province of Ontario decided you could enter stores to buy groceries, but not other items. So what did stores like Walmart do that sell both? Why, rope off the non-food merchandise with caution tape, of course! You could browse and buy to your heart's delight if all you wanted was food, but God forbid you wander an aisle over and try to buy a garbage bin - the virus was waiting for that moment to jump out and get you, apparently. Oh, but makeup was considered essential and not roped off!

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

I sat next to a lady on a plane to Seattle who was flying in to look after her granddaughter. Her son and DIL were expecting Baby #2-due very soon. She was a nice lady and was wearing a N95 mask over a medical mask. She was jumping through hoops set by her son-vaxxed and boosted. She had to send pics of herself masked while in the airport/plane to reassure her son.

The son was a crazy super smart engineer for one of the big tech companies here-previously working in Silicon Valley before migrating to Seattle. When Baby#1 came, the lady on the plane confessed she and her husband had to change clothes in the garage and run to their rooms to shower before entering her son's main house. This was during the Covid panic when they were trying to make us afraid of our mail.

I was unmasked and unvaxxed. The more we talked she didn't care that I was. She felt the Son was overreacting but she wasn't going to go against his wishes because she wanted to see her grandchildren. Note: Her husband (the Grandpa) decided to stay home.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

The entire Tour de France was COVID lunacy unchecked.

These athletes, (many of whom were jabbed) after completing 180+km mountain stages in the Alps and Pyrenees were required to wear masks during pre and post race interviews…OUTDOORS! So too were the staff and team support members.

The ultimate display of this dysfunction was after the end of the penultimate stage when the girlfriend and child of the declared winner, Jonas Vingegaard, were wearing face diapers while hugging each other. Thankfully, they discarded them after a few hugs.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

I have to be 40-hour Hazwoper trained for work, with an 8-hour annual refresher. This requirement has to do with handling hazardous waste.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAZWOPER

I am no longer certified, because my office's Industrial Hygienist (IH) was going to require me to wear a mask to attend, because I am unvaccinated. I reminded him that paper/cloth masks don't stop anything smaller than a leaf or a bee, and that true air filtering for a virus will only be accomplished by a P100 filter, with a sealed mask. The IH told me that a surggical mask will stop the covid virus. I couldn't stop laughing when I was told I could not attend, unmasked. This IH is a person, who, supposedly, understands how respirators work, how the filters function, why a mask needs to seal, how beards cannot be worn, etc. Covidian's are part of a religion, not a science.

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Imagine disinviting your own mother from your wedding because you're afraid of getting a flu... that you've already had, despite having the thing that was supposed to keep you from getting it, that your mother doesn't and thus you think she's a danger to you.

This level of stupidity confuses me as to whether to laugh or cry.

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Jul 25, 2022Liked by Mark Oshinskie

So everyone’s family has a crazy aunt, right? I promised my Dad on his death bed I’d look after his sister. She was never married, lived in CT. Only living relatives were my brother (CA) and me (MD). Beneficiary of her will was the ASPCA - except for personal items that went to me such as pictures of my Dad (super grateful for that!!!) I visited her regularly, cleaned, got her food, washed her sheets. Kept her in her house as long as possible.

Just before the pandemic, she became unable to care for herself and was moved into a nursing home. My last visit (I had no idea it was the last) I brought her pictures of her parents and grandparents and listened to her disjointed stories about all of them. Promised her I’d come back soon. Spoiler alert: I didn’t.

Covid lockdowns happen, I can’t visit. Then she becomes very ill. But, no visitors allowed, b/c Covid. So she died absolutely alone. (No idea of what; no copy of death cert b/c the CT folks were all home b/c of Covid at the time.)

OK, funeral? Nope, nobody from outside of CT and less than 5 people could attend. So, she not only died alone, she died un-mourned by those who loved her.

OK, burial????? Nope, nobody AT ALL could be allowed into the NYC cemetery b/c Covid. So in a nutshell, she died, alone, mourned by nobody she loved, buried alone. My heart still breaks, and I hope my father can forgive me.

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